{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-606","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 38.2-606","heading":"Content of disclosure authorization forms","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law of this Commonwealth, no insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization shall utilize as its disclosure authorization form in connection with insurance transactions involving insurance policies or contracts issued after January 1, 1982, a form or statement that authorizes the disclosure of personal or privileged information about an individual to the insurance institution, agent, or insurance-support organization unless the form or statement:1. Is written in plain language;2. Is dated;3. Specifies the types of persons authorized to disclose information about the individual;4. Specifies the nature of the information authorized to be disclosed;5. Names the insurance institution or agent and identifies by generic reference representatives of the insurance institution to whom the individual is authorizing information to be disclosed;6. Specifies the purposes for which the information is collected;7. Specifies the length of time such authorization shall remain valid, which shall be no longer than:a. In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in connection with an application for an insurance policy, a policy reinstatement, or a request for change in policy benefits:(1) Thirty months from the date the authorization is signed if the application or request involves life, accident and sickness, or disability insurance; or(2) Two years from the date the authorization is signed if the application or request involves property or casualty insurance;b. In the case of authorizations signed for the purpose of collecting information in connection with a claim for benefits under an insurance policy:(1) The term of coverage of the policy if the claim is for an accident and sickness insurance benefit; or(2) The duration of the claim if the claim is not for an accident and sickness insurance benefit; and8. Advises the individual or a person authorized to act on behalf of the individual that the individual or the individual's authorized representative is entitled to receive a copy of the authorization form.1981, c. 389, § 38.1-57.9; 1986, c. 562; 2001, c. 371.","path":["Title 38.2. INSURANCE","Chapter 6. INSURANCE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY PROTECTION","Article 1. Collection, Use, and Dissemination of Information"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/38.2-606/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:05Z","sha256":"60548f8e637912029ffa0099e02f0d8a1cd4af258858632b786e589ea9aab73c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-605","next":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}